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Press Releases 10/28/2025
Chairman Cruz Sounds Alarm on New California Law Giving Free Smartphones to Illegal Aliens
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) wants additional scrutiny on California’s use of taxpayer money to buy smartphones for illegal aliens. As Democrats prolong the government shutdown, demanding that American taxpayers provide free health care for illegal aliens, California has enacted a new state law making illegal aliens eligible for phone subsidies.
Press Releases 10/28/2025
Senate Commerce Committee Wants Answers on NBA’s Gambling Scandal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) requested information from the commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) on allegations of gambling corruption in the league, including documents from the Association’s investigation of guard Terry Rozier.
Press Releases 10/28/2025
Sen. Sullivan Chairs Commerce Hearing on Reviving Commercial, Navy Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) today chaired a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries which examined how to modernize and accelerate U.S. commercial and Navy shipbuilding while strengthening America’s broader maritime industrial base. In his opening remarks and questions of witnesses, Sen. Sullivan focused on the current crisis in U.S. shipbuilding and the national security risks of having China, America’s chief adversary, accounting for nearly half of all global vessel production. Sen. Sullivan highlighted the Trump administration’s commitment to working with Congress to revive American shipbuilding, specifically President Trump’s “Restoring America’s Maritime Dominance” executive order, signed on April 9, 2025, and the historic tens of billions of dollars of investments being made in the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard in the recent budget reconciliation bill.
Press Releases 10/23/2025
WTAS: Advocates Commend Sen. Cruz on ROTOR Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Aviation organizations and families of the victims of American Airlines Flight 5342 crash have praised the Senate Commerce Committee’s unanimous passage of Chairman Ted Cruz’s (R-Texas) aviation safety bill. The Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act would require ADS-B safety technology in aircraft and improve air traffic control.
Press Releases 10/22/2025
Sen. Cruz: We Need a Maritime Strategy Focused on Removing Regulatory Barriers
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee nominations hearing, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) called on the nominees to restore American maritime dominance.
Press Releases 10/22/2025
Part II of Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, will convene a full committee hearing titled “Shut Your App: How Uncle Sam Jawboned Big Tech Into Silencing Americans, Part II” on Wednesday, October 29, 2025, at 10:00 am EST. This hearing will examine how the Biden administration pressured big tech companies to censor protected speech online, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic and recent elections.
Press Releases 10/21/2025
Sen. Cruz: The ROTOR Act Will Save Lives
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In his opening statement at today’s Senate Commerce Committee executive session, Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) detailed how the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act will make flying safer in light of January’s fatal plane crash at Reagan National Airport. Last week, Sen. Cruz and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) reached a bipartisan agreement to help advance the bill out of committee.
Press Releases 10/21/2025
Commerce Committee Advances ROTOR Act, PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation advanced out of committee eight bills, including the amended ROTOR Act and PIPELINE Safety Act of 2025. The committee also approved nominations for the Departments of Commerce and Transportation.
Press Releases 10/21/2025
Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation’s Subcommittee on Coast Guard, Maritime, and Fisheries, will convene a hearing titled “Sea Change: Reviving Commercial Shipbuilding” on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, at 10:00 am EST. This hearing will examine how to modernize and accelerate U.S. commercial shipbuilding while strengthening America’s broader maritime industrial base.
Press Releases 10/16/2025
Sens. Cruz, Cantwell Announce Agreement on ROTOR Act Ahead of Committee Markup
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have reached a bipartisan agreement on legislative text to advance the Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act out of committee next Tuesday.